Cost of Drilling a Well

Water wells are one of the most important sources of water, that have been used for centuriestogether. There cost of drilling a well is one of the major issues, despite several apparent andsignificant advantages of having a well.

At times, to keep the cost uniform, well drillers charge a higher basic drilling cost because drilling inmountainous or hilly regions is difficult as compared to the regions that lie on the plains or withinthe river basin. Other factors that affect the total cost of drilling in a particular region are:

Depth of Water Table

The first point that the drillers usually consider while levying the charge, is the average depth of thewater table. Now what exactly is a water table? When the rainwater falls down on the surface of theearth, the water either joins the water bodies or percolates down into the ground. The water thatpercolates, collects into a nice flow of stream and then either collects up in one place or goes andjoins rivers, streams or lakes. In the case of coastal regions, it directly goes and joins the oceans.The level of the water table varies from place to place. Hence, deeper the level of the water table,higher the cost of drilling. Some of the drillers cost out the entire price of the well on the basis of thedepth of the water table, by charging an 'x' amount of dollars per foot or per meter. Whilecalculating the cost of drilling the water well, you need to contact the drillers and inquire about theprice of drilling, in terms of feet or meters.

Type of Soil

It so happens that often the drillers are forced to insert a tube into the well, to prevent the loosemud from falling into the water below. This happens especially if the well is being dug out on anagricultural piece of land or if the location of the well is somewhere in the river basin. In suchlocations, the soil is so fine, that there is often a good chance that it may fall into the well and has tobe thus enforced by inserting the pipe. The drillers in such cases, club the cost of the tube that is tobe inserted into the drilling cost. The cost of drilling the well thus becomes very high. The cost ofdrilling a well also depends on the structuring of the soil, and the rocks that are found in thelayering of the soil. If the density of the rocks is too large, then the cost drastically increases.

Pump and Other Accessories

While preparing a cost sheet to give you the estimate of the cost of the well, I would also advise youto include the cost of the submersible or the non submersible pump, that you are going to use topump out the water from the well.

Once you have prepared the cost sheet, prepare the list of the companies that drill wells, the onesthat provide the tubes and piping system and the manufacturers that provide the pumps. In somecases you may also need to take a survey of the land and predict the best location where the watertable is high. This can be done with the help of experts and drillers. Also consider including the costsof water filters, that you may require in case the quality of water is very poor.